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From: Crofton, MD
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6, 62mm BBK Throttle Body w/ 1" Spacer, Rusty's Airtube w/ 9" K&N Conical
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From: Sykesville, Md
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Frederick, MD
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Green2000
Not the balancer itself, but there is a front main seal behind it. Seals the pan to the crank. Simple fix.....
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From: Westminster, MD
Year: 1988
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Sykesville, Md
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Frederick, MD
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by Green2000
If you have liability only on Barney then its out of pocket, if you have full coverage then you have the option of out of pocket or through the insurance company.
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From: Berea, OH
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Dude....were you on your dad's insurance? This may be able to be totalled with the front frame rail damage. The way that bumper bent, but the brackets held....no way the unibody is not hosed.
In case it is not.....hands down best place to buy XJ body stuff....
http://c2cfabrication.com/store/adva...words=cherokee
Before ANY of us touch it....if you had full coverage...have the insurance agent look first.
In case it is not.....hands down best place to buy XJ body stuff....
http://c2cfabrication.com/store/adva...words=cherokee
Before ANY of us touch it....if you had full coverage...have the insurance agent look first.
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From: Berea, OH
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Dude....were you on your dad's insurance? This may be able to be totalled with the front frame rail damage. The way that bumper bent, but the brackets held....no way the unibody is not hosed.
In case it is not.....hands down best place to buy XJ body stuff....
http://c2cfabrication.com/store/adva...words=cherokee
Before ANY of us touch it....if you had full coverage...have the insurance agent look first.
In case it is not.....hands down best place to buy XJ body stuff....
http://c2cfabrication.com/store/adva...words=cherokee
Before ANY of us touch it....if you had full coverage...have the insurance agent look first.
Ok...went to respond...and 2 pages had gone by....WTF?
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From: Frederick, MD
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by jimmy21669
Dude....were you on your dad's insurance? This may be able to be totalled with the front frame rail damage. The way that bumper bent, but the brackets held....no way the unibody is not hosed.
In case it is not.....hands down best place to buy XJ body stuff....
http://c2cfabrication.com/store/adva...words=cherokee
Before ANY of us touch it....if you had full coverage...have the insurance agent look first.
In case it is not.....hands down best place to buy XJ body stuff....
http://c2cfabrication.com/store/adva...words=cherokee
Before ANY of us touch it....if you had full coverage...have the insurance agent look first.
Edit: that website is perfect! Thank you.
Last edited by my89xj; Feb 12, 2013 at 09:45 AM.
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From: Berea, OH
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
The hardest part is figuring out the damage to the engine. If you hit hard enough to bend the balancer, you may have done some serious damage to the engine.
I am NOT trying to scare you or anything. You have decisions to make. In order to test that engine you need to free it up....get everything out of the way....then you have to do repairs to the bracketry and radiator prior to starting it. Pretty sure to put in a new radiator, you will need a new core support. You will not get a new core support even IN until you bend the unibody back to it;s original shape. Now....once you fix ALL that so you can safely run the engine long enough to truly assess the engine, the engine COULD be toast.
The decision you need to make is....go forward with THIS JEEP? Or move on, part it out, get another one, and learn from this mistake.
Again, I am not trying to scare you, but give you a realistic view of what you are looking at. It is NOT as simple and rosy as everyone trying to make you feel better is making it sound.
As always, I am trying to be helpful even though my comments may hurt a little.
I am NOT trying to scare you or anything. You have decisions to make. In order to test that engine you need to free it up....get everything out of the way....then you have to do repairs to the bracketry and radiator prior to starting it. Pretty sure to put in a new radiator, you will need a new core support. You will not get a new core support even IN until you bend the unibody back to it;s original shape. Now....once you fix ALL that so you can safely run the engine long enough to truly assess the engine, the engine COULD be toast.
The decision you need to make is....go forward with THIS JEEP? Or move on, part it out, get another one, and learn from this mistake.
Again, I am not trying to scare you, but give you a realistic view of what you are looking at. It is NOT as simple and rosy as everyone trying to make you feel better is making it sound.
As always, I am trying to be helpful even though my comments may hurt a little.
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From: Frederick, MD from Cleveland, OH
Year: 1993 YJ Wrangler
Engine: 4.0 I6
The hardest part is figuring out the damage to the engine. If you hit hard enough to bend the balancer, you may have done some serious damage to the engine.
I am NOT trying to scare you or anything. You have decisions to make. In order to test that engine you need to free it up....get everything out of the way....then you have to do repairs to the bracketry and radiator prior to starting it. Pretty sure to put in a new radiator, you will need a new core support. You will not get a new core support even IN until you bend the unibody back to it;s original shape. Now....once you fix ALL that so you can safely run the engine long enough to truly assess the engine, the engine COULD be toast.
The decision you need to make is....go forward with THIS JEEP? Or move on, part it out, get another one, and learn from this mistake.
Again, I am not trying to scare you, but give you a realistic view of what you are looking at. It is NOT as simple and rosy as everyone trying to make you feel better is making it sound.
As always, I am trying to be helpful even though my comments may hurt a little.
I am NOT trying to scare you or anything. You have decisions to make. In order to test that engine you need to free it up....get everything out of the way....then you have to do repairs to the bracketry and radiator prior to starting it. Pretty sure to put in a new radiator, you will need a new core support. You will not get a new core support even IN until you bend the unibody back to it;s original shape. Now....once you fix ALL that so you can safely run the engine long enough to truly assess the engine, the engine COULD be toast.
The decision you need to make is....go forward with THIS JEEP? Or move on, part it out, get another one, and learn from this mistake.
Again, I am not trying to scare you, but give you a realistic view of what you are looking at. It is NOT as simple and rosy as everyone trying to make you feel better is making it sound.
As always, I am trying to be helpful even though my comments may hurt a little.
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From: Frederick, MD
Year: 1989
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Originally Posted by jimmy21669
The hardest part is figuring out the damage to the engine. If you hit hard enough to bend the balancer, you may have done some serious damage to the engine.
I am NOT trying to scare you or anything. You have decisions to make. In order to test that engine you need to free it up....get everything out of the way....then you have to do repairs to the bracketry and radiator prior to starting it. Pretty sure to put in a new radiator, you will need a new core support. You will not get a new core support even IN until you bend the unibody back to it;s original shape. Now....once you fix ALL that so you can safely run the engine long enough to truly assess the engine, the engine COULD be toast.
The decision you need to make is....go forward with THIS JEEP? Or move on, part it out, get another one, and learn from this mistake.
Again, I am not trying to scare you, but give you a realistic view of what you are looking at. It is NOT as simple and rosy as everyone trying to make you feel better is making it sound.
As always, I am trying to be helpful even though my comments may hurt a little.
I am NOT trying to scare you or anything. You have decisions to make. In order to test that engine you need to free it up....get everything out of the way....then you have to do repairs to the bracketry and radiator prior to starting it. Pretty sure to put in a new radiator, you will need a new core support. You will not get a new core support even IN until you bend the unibody back to it;s original shape. Now....once you fix ALL that so you can safely run the engine long enough to truly assess the engine, the engine COULD be toast.
The decision you need to make is....go forward with THIS JEEP? Or move on, part it out, get another one, and learn from this mistake.
Again, I am not trying to scare you, but give you a realistic view of what you are looking at. It is NOT as simple and rosy as everyone trying to make you feel better is making it sound.
As always, I am trying to be helpful even though my comments may hurt a little.
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From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L
well that last bolt is bent and i have no idea how to get it out....
and aaron, either fix barney or get another and transfer everything over. part the rest out. you have options. just gotta figure out what you want to do
and aaron, either fix barney or get another and transfer everything over. part the rest out. you have options. just gotta figure out what you want to do